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1 week ago | 
winespectator.com | Aaron Romano |Julia Larson
Who's behind it: The team behind Wine Spectator Grand Award winner Press Restaurant-including owner Samantha Rudd (also proprietor of Rudd Estate), chef Philip Tessier and managing partner and director of operations Justin Williams-has taken over part of the vacant neighboring building in the Napa Valley town of St. Helena for a casual all-day café. Tyler Potts, beverage director for Press, curates the wine program.
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3 weeks ago | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson |Greg Warner
What's happening: After almost two years of waiting, former Best of Award of Excellence winner Saint Urban has relocated from Syracuse, N.Y. to New York City's Flatiron neighborhood.
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1 month ago | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson
Who’s behind it: The first U.S. location of luxury French retailer Printemps debuted last month in New York City. Located inside the Art Deco One Wall Street building in Manhattan’s Financial District, the store features five dining options operated by rising restaurant group Kent Hospitality Group. The flagship is Maison Passerelle, led by chef Gregory Gourdet, a three-time James Beard award winner.
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1 month ago | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson
May 5, 2025 “Viva Las Vegas”? Here at Wine Spectator we think that the saying should be: “Vino Las Vegas.” Looking beyond the lure of the casinos and the endless entertainment, Las Vegas is also one of the top cities to drink wine in the United States—with three Wine Spectator Grand Award winners calling it home, along with more than 60 other Restaurant Award-winning spots with fantastic wine lists.
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1 month ago | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson |Dana Nigro
Wine Programs Leaning Green Cellars at eco-friendly restaurants are reinforcing the environmentally friendly approaches emphasized in their kitchens ILIS, a new concept in New York City from chef Mads Refslund, is home to a hyper-seasonal experimental menu paired with wines that are ethically and sustainably made.
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1 month ago | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson
Ten years ago, Netflix’s critically acclaimed culinary series Chef’s Table became a breakout hit—telling chefs’ and restaurateurs’ stories one dish at a time.
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1 month ago | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson
So much has changed since Wine Spectator last caught up with Master Sommelier June Rodil. Since moving down, in 2019, from Austin to Houston—widely considered to be one of the most exciting places for dining in the United States—Rodil has cemented herself as not only one of the country’s premier wine professionals, but a leading light in the restaurant industry at large.
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2 months ago | 
winespectator.com | Greg Warner |Julia Larson |Aaron Romano
Who's behind it: Restaurateur Stephen Starr and his Starr Restaurants group reopened, and reimagined, a legendary Washington, D.C., restaurant: the Occidental. Located in the historic Willard Hotel, just a block from the White House, the restaurant has been a dining destination for the country's political leaders since opening in 1906. Starr took over ownership a year and a half ago, following a pandemic-induced closure.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
winespectator.com | Greg Warner |Julia Larson |Collin Dreizen
Who's behind it: Earlier this year, chef and restaurateur Michael White opened Santi in Midtown Manhattan. Located on the ground floor of Tishman Speyer's 520 Madison Avenue, this is the latest restaurant-and the first in New York-from BBianco Hospitality, which White co-founded with business partner Bruce Bronster in 2020. But this isn't White's first venture within the building: The same space formerly housed Alto, one of the chef's earliest successes, before it closed in 2011.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
winespectator.com | Julia Larson
In 1990, on a sleepy corner of Lower Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood, chef and restaurateur Drew Neiporent (the force behind fine dining venues Montrachet and Nobu) and Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro caused a stir with the opening of Tribeca Grill. In the decades that followed, the Wine Spectator Grand Award winner's dining room would be filled with Hollywood stars, wine world legends and lovers of the good life. Now, those days are coming to a close.
